Monday 17 November 2008
Holiday Inn Regents Park, London, W1W 5EE
6 CPD Hours
Agenda
08:45 - 09:15 Registration and coffee
09:15 - 09:35 Chairman`s opening remarks
Ross Fairley, Burges Salmon
09:30 - 10:15 The Environmental Permitting Regime – a more strategic approach to environmental regulation?
Peter Kellett, Environment Agency
- How Environmental Permitting aims to deliver environmental obligations in a more efficient and effective way
- The Second Phase of the Environmental Permitting Programme (including Radioactive Substances Regulation, Water Discharge Consenting, Groundwater Authorisation, Abstraction and Impoundment Licensing, Implementation of the permitting parts of the Mining Waste and Batteries Directives)
10:15 - 11:00 The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act: implications for environmental sanctions
Richard Macrory, University College London
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee
11:15 - 12:00 Environmental case law round up: 2007 to 2008
Lord Daniel Brennan QC, Matrix Chambers
A practical analysis of the key environmental law cases of the past twelve months
12:00 - 12:45 Environmental Liability Directive
Valerie Fogleman, Stevens & Bolton LLP
- The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2008: the key elements
- Defra’s approach to implementation
- What does this all mean for companies in practice?
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 14:45 Combating climate change:carbon reduction and the Climate Change Bill
Richard Wald, Justine Thornton, 39 Essex Street
- An update on the Climate Change Bill
- Climate change legislation at the EU level: the proposed Carbon Capture and Storage Directive
- Carbon trading: the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, the Clean Development Mechanism and the Carbon Reduction Commitment
- Climate change litigation
14:45 - 15:15 Effective environmental due diligence
James McNally, Technical Director, Due Diligence, Golder Associates
- History of development and drivers for environmental due diligence
- Current/future trends as a result of market conditions
- Integration of environmental due diligence with other business services
- Strategies concerning the delivery of technical information
15:15 - 15:30 Tea
15:30 - 16:10 REACH: pre-registration and the UK draft regulations
William Wilson, Burges Salmon
- The broad scope of REACH
- The draft regulations and REACH enforcement in the UK
- Emerging issues during the pre-registration period
16:10 - 16:55 Producer responsibility
Martin Edwards, 39 Essex Street
- Analysing the categories of waste and the legal definition
- An update on WEEE and it’s impact on business
- Site Waste Management Plans
- End of Life Vehicles
16:55 Chairman`s closing remarks
